Polychrome candle and method of making same



K. v. GAMBELL. POLYCHROME CANDLE AND METHOD OF MAK INGSAME. APPLICATION FILED APR. I4, 192i.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922 varnish,or anything of this kind to preserve KARL V. GABEBELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

POLYCHROME CANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING. SAME.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 14, 1921. Serial N0. 461,356.

To all whom it concern."

Be it known that 1, KARL V. GAMBELL,a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the countyoof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Polychrorne Candles and Methods of making Same, of which the polychrome efiects in the manufacture of.

candles.

Hitherto, the manufacture of a pol chrome candle has involved'decorating t e candle with -a number of more or less expensive special paints, stains, or water colors, which have little or noaifinity for the wax of which the candle is made, and merely lie upon the wax, and then covering the decorative materials with lacquer, varnish or shellac, to preserve the integrity of the design.

The use of lacquer, varnish, shellac or anything of this kind upon the polychrome candle, although necessary prior to my inven-' tion, is undesirable for a number of reasons,

including particularly the fact that protective coatings of such materials are brittle and inclined to .chip, and the further fact that their natural gloss renders it impossible when they are employed to secure certain lack-lustre effects which are deemed extremely desirable in polychrome decoration.

A'candle made in accordance with my in ventlon requires no appl1cat1on' of lacquer,

the decorative design. The polychrome efl'ects are not'obtained by giving the candle a mere coat or coats of intermingled paints or stains which are of essentially different composition than thewax which lies beneath them. To the contrary, the materials which I apply to the candle to\secure the polychrome effect are waxof the same compositionas the candle, the applied waxes being suitably colored with oil pigments which,

-'in the proportions necessary, do not to anyappreciable extent change any of the physical characteristics, except the color, of the wax in which they areentrained. The ap-' plied wax becomesan'integral and insefiw.

rable part of the finished candle, and the pigments be1ng in and not merely on the Patented Aug.15, i922.

wax of the finished candle require no application of varnish or the like for their preservatlon.

A description of iny improved candle and the method of making the same will doubt- I less best be understood when read in connectlon w1th the accompanying drawings, 1n Wl11Gl1'- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a candle as it appears prior to treatment in accordance w1th my mventlon; Q

Figure 2 1s a section on line 2-2 of Fig-- ure 1';

Figure 3 is a side View partly in section the decoration of which has been completed;

F lgure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of ure 5; a Figure 7 is aside elevation of a candle, the decoration'of which has been completed by certain alternative final steps in my improved method, and

Figure'8 is a section on line 88 of Figure 7. I

In Figures 1 and2, I have. illustrated a plain candle suitable for in purpose, the said candle being preferably ormed of white beeswax. The first step in my method includes mixing a quantity of white beeswax, the same material as that of which the candle is formed, with a'suitable oil pigment which will color the wax but will not change'the physical characteristics thereof in any very appreciable respect. The pigment employed in this connection is preferably comparatively dark in shade, as, for example, a dark green, and the coloring of the wax is best accomplished by melting it and by adding the pigment until exactly the correct shade of the selected color is obtained. The ini-' tially white candle A is now covered to a substantial thicknessas' indicated at B with .plied wax becomes an integral and inseparable part of the candle.

A 'particularly pleasing effect capable of an infinite number of variations is illustrated as clearly as is possible in blackand white in Figure 5. In order to obtain this eflect, I melt white beeswax and suitably color the same, for instance, by thoroughly mixing a silver or bronze colored powder or pigment therewith, while the wax is melted. This wax is now applied while very hot to the top of the candle and is permitted to flow down over the wax jacket B in a plurality of rivulets C. The paths taken by the rivulets are controlled by tilting and turning the candle, and the length of the rivulets may :be controlled by manipulating the candle and by determining the quantity and the consistency of the melted wax which is applied to the top of the candle. The light colored rivulets stand out in relief on the darker jacket B and become integral parts of the same. a

Exceedingly pleasing and artistic results may be obtained by applying the colored jacket B as previously described, and vi or ously brushingthe jacket while soft wit a stiff bristle brush to scarify it as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. A wax or waxes having entrained pigments different in color from jacket B are now applied while hot to selected portions of the scarified sur-- faces of jacket B, a stiff bristle brush preferably being employed for this purpose. When the wax last applied is hardened, T hax e obtained apolychrome candle in which the colored wax applied to the jacket B intermingles arid blends into the coloring of the jacket. The outer surface of the candle is now unevenly scarified. The design may now'be improved by applying hot beeswax colored with; entrained bronze or silver powder. This last-mentioned wax is preferably applied with a soft brush drawn lightly over the outer surface of the candle so that the bronze or silver colored wax will cordance with the plan of my invention will burn without any disagreeable odor or;

smoke. This is not true of prior types of polychrome candles which are painted and shellacked as hereinbefore described.

It will be understood that my invention permits a wide variation in the technique employed and the results secured. Since the technique herein specifically described is given merely for the purpose of explana- .tion, it is my desire that the scope of my invention be limited only by the appended claims.

The term daub as used in .the claims means applying with a brush, sponge, cloth, j et, or other manually controlled means.

What ll claim as new and desire to secure by Latters Patent of the United States is:

1. The method of making a homogeneous polychrome candle which'consists in j acketing a plain wax candle with an application of hot wax similar in character to that of which the candle is formed, but having a suitable pigment entrained therein, permitting said jacket to harden, applying to the top of the acketed candle a hot wax similar in character to the wax of the jacket but having a different pigment entrained'therein, and causing the wax last applied to run down the cylindricalsurface of the jacket in rivulets.

2. The method of decorating a candle which consists in applying to the top thereof a hot wax similar in character to the wax of which the candle-is'formed, but having entrained therein a suitable pigment differing in color from the candle to which the hot wax is applied and causing the applied wax while hot to run down the cylindrical sur- I face. of the candle in a plurality of rivulets.

3. The method which consists of forming a candle body. of suitable wax, brushing onto said body'whil'e colda jacket of similar wax having a pigment entrained therein, and applying to thesaid jacket when cold a covering of wax having a different pigment entrained therein, said covering ,being arranged to cover'only portionsof said jacket so as to produce a polychrome candle. I

4. The method which consists in j acketing a plain wax candle while cold ith an application of hot wax similar in character to that of which the candle is formed but having a suitable. pigment entrained therein, permitting said jacket to harden, and applying to I said jacket. while said candle is freely exposed to the atmosphere a covering of hot wax similar in character to the wax of the jacket but having a different pigment entrained therein, said application bein arranged irregularly and unsymmetrical y on said jacket so as to produce a homogeneous, variegated polychrome candle.

5. he-niethod which consists offorming a candle body of suitable wax, brushing onto said body while cold a jacket of hot wax. having a pigment entrained therein, and applying to said jacket when cold a covering of melted wax having adifi'erent pigment entrained therein, said application being arranged irregularly and unsymmetrically on saidjacket so as to produce a. variegated olychro'me candle.

6 Tile method which consists of forming a p ain wax candle, applying to said candle mauve a a jacket of hot wax having a suitable pigducea homogeneous, variegated polychrome ment entrained therein, permitting sald candle v I 10 jacket to cool, and applying thereto while In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe said candle is supported in the atmosphere, my name this 11th da of April, 1921.

an unrestrained covering of hot wax having K L V.- GAMBELL. a different pigment entrained therein, said Witnesses: covering being arranged irregularly and un- ALBIN C. AHLBERG,

symmetrically on said jacket so as to pro- Emmn J. BOURGEOIB. 

